Respect (1)

            After analyzing that battle while he was skinning the frozen grizzlies, Jake realized that perhaps he had been neglecting his strength a bit. It was a fact that the monsters had been getting stronger. Still, he could count on the fingers of a single hand the number of times he increased his strength without relying on passive skills or the bonuses of the classes. It was time to plan a bit ahead...

"There are too many parameters that I can't ignore, so I guess this can't be helped… Instead of forcing through my way with burr strength, I should use my head a bit more," Jake thought.

          After storing the fur, some of the meat, and the claws in one of his magic boxes, Jake began to move again. He had to move for a while to finally found some monsters, but he frowned when he saw them suddenly rising from some piles of snow nearby some trees.

"Were they sleeping there?" Jake thought while frowning. "Their fur must be quite resistant to cold…"